Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 04:
Manipur wrested the men's singles and boys' doubles titles of the 12th North East zone Open Badminton Championship held Shillong as the junior girls settled for the runners-up spot in the doubles' competition, informed Manipur Badminton Association.
W James and RK Cinir shut out their Meghalaya rivals 21-18, 12-21 and 21-17 for the boys' doubles crown while L Nandakumar added the second top title of the championship carving out a hard-fought 21-16, 11-21, 25-23 victory over Nagaland's Joseph for the men's title.
Cinir also paired with H Kishan but lost the men's doubles semi final match to the Assam duo before running out of steam in the junior boys' singles final to his Assam rival eventually suffering 21-10, 13-21, 11-21 defeat.
In the girls' doubles final, Manipur's Ksh Khelpati and L Rebika lost to their Assam rivals to settle for the runners-up position the Association added.